Category: MP3

Mat Kearney to play Radio City Music Hall (and more)

In support of his newest album, City of Black & White, which just dropped yesterday (May 19), Mat Kearney, he of melodic pop/rock, will be performing May 27 at Radio City Music Hall (unfortunately already sold out! But I’m sure if you look hard enough you could work something out…). Wow that was a long… Continue reading Mat Kearney to play Radio City Music Hall (and more)

21st Century Breakdown is maybe the best awful album ever

I hesitated to review this album, but some things just need to happen. There are times in the lives of some musicians when they try to transcend their old sounds to recreate their images, usually to appeal to a wider audience (many call it “selling out.” I don’t). Bands like the Rolling Stones did it… Continue reading 21st Century Breakdown is maybe the best awful album ever

Tigers That Talked: “Black Heart Blue Eyes” [MP3]

There’s something about an obvious accent that makes a song much more endearing. One of my biggest pet peeves with the Rolling Stones is their lack of obvious accent (up for debate). This isn’t a problem for Leeds-based Tigers That Talked. Their latest single, “Black Heart Blue Eyes,” is out from their Black Heart Blue… Continue reading Tigers That Talked: “Black Heart Blue Eyes” [MP3]

Arrica Rose drops new EP, Pretend I’m Fur

Following up her highly successful previous album (with the dot dot dots), La La Lost, Arrica Rose is back on the indie folk scene with Pretend I’m Fur, a seven-song EP, released May 11, on pOprOck records. After the stunning, lo-fi La La Lost, Rose seems to take her songwriting up a notch in attitude,… Continue reading Arrica Rose drops new EP, Pretend I’m Fur

[MP3] Notable Album Release: Regina Spektor – Far

Just in case you hadn’t been privy to this information, even though it seems like everyone in the blogging world has been eating it up, Regina Spektor will be releasing her newest album, Far, June 23, along with a special edition release as well. The piano-pop driven sounds will leave “hipster” folks salivating and television… Continue reading [MP3] Notable Album Release: Regina Spektor – Far

Gregor Samsa: No longer just a horrific insect!

Gregor Samsa is a rotating collective of musicians based out of Richmond, Virginia that specializes in a slow, minimal post-rock sound. The music often revolves around the hush-hush vocals of Champ Bennett and Nikki King, who provide grounding for the ethereal instrumentation, which incorporates clarinet, violin and vibraphone, among others. I had always been a… Continue reading Gregor Samsa: No longer just a horrific insect!

The Ventura Project drop debut single, ‘Heroes’

The Ventura Project, a duo half in England and half in New York, just came out with their debut single, “Heroes.” Having not known anything about The Ventura Project until receiving this bit of info about them, I was immediately intrigued after reading that the two members, Joey (female, England) and Matthew (New York), make… Continue reading The Ventura Project drop debut single, ‘Heroes’

Kris Ellestad: A mix of Fleet Foxes and Beirut?

I know, I know, it sounds inconceivable!! But could it be true? We got a lovely and personable email from one Kris Ellestad, a Canadian from the prairies of good ol’ Calgary (S man, where you at?) Ellestad is a special treat for all of us, because well, he is into this whole digital age… Continue reading Kris Ellestad: A mix of Fleet Foxes and Beirut?

Bark Cat Bark

Josh Todd, songwriter/composer, is Bark Cat Bark, out of Paris (France, not Texas.) Imagine what artists like Beirut or Fanfarlo (two of Todd’s influences) would sound like without the vocals and with a toned down classical theme. You’d get something close to Bark Cat Bark – music that one can easily label classical, yet has… Continue reading Bark Cat Bark